from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
database administrator
DBA
<job> A person responsible for the design and management of
one or more {databases} and for the evaluation, selection and
implementation of {database management systems}. In smaller
organisations, the data administrator and database
administrator are often one in the same; however, when they
are different, the database administrator's function is more
technical. The database administrator would implement the
database software that meets the requirements outlined by the
organisation's data administrator and {systems analysts}.
Tasks might include controling an organisation's data
resources, using {data dictionary} software to ensure {data
integrity} and security, recovering corrupted data and
eliminating data redundancy and uses tuning tools to improve
database performance.
(2004-03-11)